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"A major component of my artwork has always been based in legal questions and issues, mostly about issues of copyright, public and private image, defamation, negligence orders," Banbek said. "So part of that brought me, and there were certain things I wanted to do in my life that I knew as an artist I couldn't do, [such as helping] people out."
According to Banbek, his favorite part of studying the law has been getting to read various cases.
"The cases that you have to read are so much better than TV shows. It's really funny. About a year ago, nine months ago, Dick Cheney shot his friend; I thought that was funny. I am in Torts now and reading torts cases; I read, like, five cases where someone shot another hunter, a fellow hunter. I am thinking, 'God, this is hilarious.' This actually does happen more commonly than you think. Some of the cases, they are funny. And the other thing is that it's real; there is nothing fake about it. As an artist, there are very few things you do other than the physical artwork that's real," he said.
When Banbek was looking at law schools, flexibility was a major issue. Because he had to pay back student loans from both his undergraduate and graduate studies, he had to work a full-time job, leaving only evenings available for school. He chose the Los Angeles-based Abraham Lincoln University because of the convenient class schedule.
"There was no way that I could go to school as a regular student during the day and be in law school; I had to have a full-time job. The classes set up through them are at night, and they're archived, so it doesn't matter where my job takes me or my artwork takes me. I had to go to New York for a show, and I flew out, and I was still in class. The class was broadcast over the Internet," said Banbek.
When he isn't studying or working, Banbek likes to keep up with his artwork. The summer before starting graduate school, he went to Paris to open his own art gallery, which he said was an unsuccessful venture, since he was not aware of the city's rules and regulations. Now he displays his work in public galleries, open galleries, and small galleries around Los Angeles, such as the Market Gallery. While he does traditional artwork such as painting, much of his work is theory and concept based.
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What do you do for fun? |
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I call around to my friends to see who is having a gallery opening, so I go there. Or when I'm not studying, which is not much, I go and see live bands. |
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What CD is in your CD player right now? |
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Kings of Leon. |
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What is the last magazine you read? |
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Something to do with climbing; I climb—avidly. |
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What is your favorite TV show? |
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The only show I watch is Heroes. |
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Who is your role model? |
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Many. I've got a lot of everything. |
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For one of his first projects, Banbek copyrighted his soul. That copyright has since lapsed, but he is now working on another project which involves printing postcards with contracts on them that allow people to sell their souls to his soul.
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